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lightweight .308 AR #2192302 05/08/08
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 410 northwestern Maine W william clunie OP Campfire Member
OP william clunie Campfire Member W Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 410 northwestern Maine	Looking for a very reliable .308 in an AR platform that comes in under 8 pounds. Thanks for your help, William Clunie

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Re: lightweight .308 AR william clunie #2192609 05/09/08
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,353 State of Jefferson Rogue Campfire Tracker
Rogue Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,353 State of Jefferson	Best of luck to you. You may have to build your own, the AR10 platform is heavy. A reliable AR10 under 8 pounds at a fair price would sell like crazy.

Re: lightweight .308 AR Rogue #2192633 05/09/08
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,294 VT... W woofer Campfire Outfitter
woofer Campfire Outfitter W Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,294 VT...	you bet!!! could go to a grendel on the 15. or even the wssm uppers to get bigger boolits other than that a carbon stock/tube and a skinny profile may get you there... good luck. would like pics if you build.... woofer "I would build one again, if it were not for my 350RM (grin)." MtnHtr

Re: lightweight .308 AR woofer #2192638 05/09/08
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,300 Mobile J jimmyp Campfire Ranger
jimmyp Campfire Ranger J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,300 Mobile	visit the Noveske web site I know that they make some 308 rifles I don't know what they weight.

Re: lightweight .308 AR jimmyp #2196443 05/11/08
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,353 State of Jefferson Rogue Campfire Tracker
Rogue Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,353 State of Jefferson	Noveske is a great guy that builds an excellent product. He lives only 1/2 hour away. First time I met him we where standing there BSing for a 30 minutes before we introduced ourselves and I figured out who he was. Definately not a primodonna, and arguably the best in his specialty.

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Re: lightweight .308 AR Rogue #2197264 05/11/08
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 410 northwestern Maine W william clunie OP Campfire Member
OP william clunie Campfire Member W Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 410 northwestern Maine	Thanks for all of your responses. Anyone with any experience with DPMS? William Clunie

Re: lightweight .308 AR william clunie #2197283 05/11/08
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,737 Richmond, Virginia arkypete Campfire Tracker
arkypete Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,737 Richmond, Virginia	Originally Posted by william clunie Looking for a very reliable .308 in an AR platform that comes in under 8 pounds. Thanks for your help, William I've got the Armalite AR10A4 with an EOtech site. Didn't know that it weighed in at 9.5 pounds. Seemed real light compared to the AR10t. Not sure where the weight could be removed from. Jim "Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force." --Thomas Jefferson

Re: lightweight .308 AR arkypete #2197473 05/11/08
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 13,957 Spring Hill, FL F Foxbat Campfire Outfitter
Foxbat Campfire Outfitter F Joined: May 2007 Posts: 13,957 Spring Hill, FL	DPMS has a lightweight AR-10. LR-308L 8 lbs.

Re: lightweight .308 AR Foxbat #2201140 05/13/08
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 529 Valley of the Sun tacgnut Campfire Regular
tacgnut Campfire Regular Joined: May 2008 Posts: 529 Valley of the Sun	I'm not that familiar with the ASA brand but I've seen a few that were put together and they looked as though they would be close to your 8lb. weight limit. One nice feature about them is that they are side chargers. Not sure if they interchangeable between other large frame receivers though.

Re: lightweight .308 AR tacgnut #2201161 05/13/08
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,286 Tennessee W WinModel70 Campfire Regular
WinModel70 Campfire Regular W Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,286 Tennessee	I have DPMS LR-AP4 308. It could be lighter if I put a different heat shield on it. I have it topped off with a Zeiss Conquest 1.5-5.5 scope with Armalite mounts. I haven't weight it but I would say it comes in at 10 pounds with all of the hardware attached. It's my go to hog hunting outfit.

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Re: lightweight .308 AR WinModel70 #2208172 05/17/08
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816 M Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger
Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816	Last fall I was at Reed Knights facility (Knights Armament)in Florida attending a weeklong M110/SR25 series operator/armorer's course. The instructor was a former Army Colonel (nice guy)who showed us a carbine version of their outstanding SR25 series sniper rifles. It was a 16" lightweight, flattop rifle. I recall thinking it was a better all around practical rifle for what we do in Iraq than the currently issued 20" SR25. I do not know if they are available to the public, but I doubt you would find a better built, lightweight .308. I was very much impressed and if I could have bought it on the spot I would have. I do not know what your budget is but you may want to look into the SR25 series if you can afford to do so. Last edited by Mackay_Sagebrush; 05/17/08. Reason: spelling, punctuation THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

Re: lightweight .308 AR WinModel70 #2208906 05/18/08
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 18,005 Gone To Texas D DocRocket Campfire Ranger
DocRocket Campfire Ranger D Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 18,005 Gone To Texas	I test-fired a DPMS LR-AP4 at a conference in March. Very nice rifle, light, very accurate. Scoped with a bipod it came in right at 10 lb. "I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars

Re: lightweight .308 AR DocRocket #2210669 05/19/08
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 410 northwestern Maine W william clunie OP Campfire Member
OP william clunie Campfire Member W Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 410 northwestern Maine	Just read a recent post here about the Remington R-25 (AR .308). Guess how much it weighs in at . . . 7.99lbs. Looks like I'll have to give it a whirl. William Clunie

Re: lightweight .308 AR Mackay_Sagebrush #2210719 05/19/08
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,724 Alvadore, Oregon B BMT Campfire Ranger
BMT Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,724 Alvadore, Oregon	Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush Last fall I was at Reed Knights facility (Knights Armament)in Florida attending a weeklong M110/SR25 series operator/armorer's course. The instructor was a former Army Colonel (nice guy)who showed us a carbine version of their outstanding SR25 series sniper rifles. It was a 16" lightweight, flattop rifle. I recall thinking it was a better all around practical rifle for what we do in Iraq than the currently issued 20" SR25. I do not know if they are available to the public, but I doubt you would find a better built, lightweight .308. I was very much impressed and if I could have bought it on the spot I would have. I do not know what your budget is but you may want to look into the SR25 series if you can afford to do so. Similar to one of these: Note that the rear sight is detachable. BMT BMT Last edited by BMT; 05/19/08. "The Church can and should help modern society by tirelessly insisting that the work of women in the home be recognized and respected by all in its irreplaceable value." Apostolic Exhortation On The Family, Pope John Paul II

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